ocean-life Chapter 504 External Changes
Chapter 504 External Changes
Chapter 505 External Changes (Bonus Chapter at the Beginning of the Month, Please Vote)
"I, Fang Ping, am not trying to scare you. We must recognize the true nature of this great war. I hope you will not harbor any illusions about peaceful coexistence. The purpose of the underground is slaughter and the destruction of the Earth. They will not negotiate with us. If you have such thoughts, I hope you can recognize the true nature of the matter."
Fang Ping said loudly.
Fang Ping then gestured for "next".
The second reporter quickly stood up and asked, "Master Fang, is the gap between us and the enemy huge right now? Do we have a chance of winning?"
"Yes, if we didn't, what would we be resisting for? In the past year or two, everyone has seen a visible increase in the strength of martial artists, and many grandmasters have emerged. The whole country is also on the offensive. It is precisely because they have seen our rapid growth that the underground world has become anxious. They have sent a cult to interfere with us, trying to interrupt our period of strength improvement. Cults are a cancer on humanity, and everyone should kill them. They are delusional about peace, but if there were true peace, why would we grandmasters have to shed blood and sacrifice our lives? Are there no smart people among us grandmasters?"
The underground world wants to slaughter humans, how can we let them do as they please, so war is inevitable.
Soon after, another reporter asked, "Master Fang, are we all going to enter the underground battle?"
Fang Ping said calmly, "As you can all see now, the main force in the underground caves is mainly composed of the military and martial arts universities. However, we cannot rule out the possibility of a full-scale war breaking out later. At that time, if you want to survive and have descendants, you will have to fight with all your might. This is a war of annihilation. But we can guarantee one thing: we will definitely die before you. There is no martial artist in China who is like this. We didn't tell the public before because we were afraid that the public would not be able to accept it. Now we have to tell you because a full-scale war is coming. The situation at that time will be a thousand times, ten thousand times more difficult than it is now. This war cannot be solved by the strength of one person alone. It requires everyone to work together to solve it."
Fang Ping answered many questions one after another, while Wang Jinyang and others beside him were not idle either. In the subsequent interviews, they also revealed a lot about recent major events, the situation in the underground caves, and the current countermeasures. The press conference ended quickly, but the shock it brought was just beginning. All the reporters went back and worked overtime to write their articles. After all, the Ministry of Education had released a major announcement. All the ordinary people watching the live broadcast were also in an uproar. Although everyone could guess a lot of things based on previous clues, many people still held onto a glimmer of hope. But now, the Ministry of Education itself had announced it, and even brought in Fang Ping. When these prodigies were about to answer the public's questions, everyone believed them. Countless students and young people were already packing their bags to go practice martial arts and fight back against the underground dungeons. Meanwhile, countless parents were crying and wailing, not wanting their children to go. After all, Zhang Tao had mentioned a string of cold numbers—120 million people! Their children were still young; were they really going to have to face the tragedy of parents burying their children? On the other side were the families of some fallen warriors. They were all weeping bitterly. They finally knew how their children had died in battle. It was no longer that ridiculous reason. Their children were also heroes, heroes who sacrificed themselves in the underground dungeons, sacrificing themselves to protect them.
There were reactions from all sectors of society, but Zhang Tao and his team had anticipated the possible unrest, so nothing major happened.
Amidst the lively discussions and fierce clashes outside, the spoils from the Forbidden City's underground caves were distributed. The Magic Martial Arts Academy played a crucial role in this great battle. While others might not know, Zhang Tao and Fang Ping certainly did: it was Lu Hao who killed three supreme experts and repelled the Life King and the Demon King. Furthermore, Fang Ping's crucial contribution of the Undying Material allowed Nan Yunyue to advance. Therefore, even without Lu Hao, the Magic Martial Arts Academy still deserved first-rate credit, receiving a whole mine. This allowed the massive Magic Martial Arts Academy to operate at breakneck speed once again. Everyone in the Magic Martial Arts Academy was in seclusion, as this period was a rare moment of peace. They were taking advantage of this time to cultivate and break through, otherwise, countless battles would likely follow.
Fang Ping also went into seclusion. He was not in a hurry to break through to the eighth rank. He had a Heavenly Golden Lotus in his hand. Once he used it, breaking through to the eighth rank would be a piece of cake. However, his current power control was too low. After listening to Zhang Tao's advice, Fang Ping began to separate his Qi and blood.
This method of separating Qi and blood significantly improves the control over one's power.
Especially for martial artists like Fang Ping who hadn't previously exercised much fine-grained control, this method, which he tried for the first time, resulted in a significant improvement in his control over his power within just a few days.
On November 3rd, Fang Ping went into seclusion for a full month, focusing on separating his Qi and blood to improve his control over his power. This brought his power control to 70%.
This is considered a relatively high number among those of the same level. From now on, I won't need to rely on spiritual artifacts, divine weapons, or other external objects to fight against those of the same level.
Meanwhile, the outside world has calmed down after a month of turmoil. Things are as they were before, except that people's conversations have shifted to the situation in the underground world. At the same time, martial arts training classes across the country are overflowing with applicants. With the price of elixirs and various cultivation resources dropping, almost every family is training martial artists. After all, they've all realized in the past month that war is inevitable, and a full-scale war will break out in one or two years. Only strength can protect their families then, so countless young people have embarked on the path of martial arts without hesitation. November 15th, Magic Martial Arts Academy, Southern District, the tallest crystal tower. "This guy has been standing here for three days, and still no movement?"
Qin Fengqing walked over and said to Li Hansong beside her.
"Fang Ping said he wants to advance to the eighth rank and forge a golden body, so he needs to comprehend the universe and wait until he reaches a state of unity with heaven and earth before breaking through."
Li Hansong said with a look of admiration.
"Are you out of your mind? You actually believe his nonsense? This 'enlightenment' about heaven and earth, it's nothing but showing off. You know what he's really thinking."
Qin Fengqing looked at Li Hansong speechlessly. He used to be such a shrewd person, how could he have been fooled like this?
"This is not something I made up. Minister Zhang said that Fang Ping is the Heavenly Emperor. And considering all the previous evidence, Fang Ping is indeed the Heavenly Emperor. I think you are just jealous. You are not a resurrected martial artist yourself, so you are jealous of Fang Ping's past achievements."
"Jealous? Ironhead, you're really stubborn. You knew the tone of Minister Zhang's words before; it was just a joke, and only you believed it—"
Qin Fengqing was speechless. He was jealous of Fang Ping? What a joke.